Court allows appeals of Detroit bankruptcy eligibility
(Reuters) – A court on Friday said it will hear direct appeals by seven groups of petitioners, including pension plans for Detroit’s police and firefighters, regarding the city’s eligibility for bankruptcy.
Zimbabwe court orders deportation of former congressman
HARARE (Reuters) – A Zimbabwean court dismissed pornography charges against former congressman Mel Reynolds on Friday but ordered his deportation after he pleaded guilty to staying in the southern African country on an expired visa.
Four dead in attack at Native American tribal office in California
(Reuters) – Four people were killed and two others critically wounded when a woman opened fire at a Native American tribal office near the Oregon border in Northern California on Thursday, police said.
Ten inmates injured in Arizona prison melee
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A brawl sparked by tensions between Hispanic and Black inmates broke out briefly at an Arizona prison on Thursday, injuring 10 inmates, including one still in critical condition, authorities said.
Illinois leads multistate probe of Sallie Mae’s student loan practices
NEW YORK (Reuters) – SLM Corp, better known as Sallie Mae, faces a multistate probe led by Illinois into its student loan practices, a spokeswoman for Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said on Thursday.
Arizona lawmakers pass bill to allow faith-based refusal of services
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona lawmakers gave final approval on Thursday to a bill that would allow businesses to refuse service to customers when such work would violate their religious beliefs, in a move critics describe as a license to discriminate aga…
Ex-NFL star Darren Sharper pleads not guilty to rape
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former football star Darren Sharper pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges that he drugged and raped two women in a Los Angeles hotel as investigations continue into similar sex crimes in four other U.S. states, according to …
Mexico criticizes fatal San Diego border shooting
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Mexican government officials criticized the U.S. Border Patrol on Thursday for the fatal shooting of one of its citizens in a confrontation in Southern California this week, saying it opposed the use of lethal force in border cont…
Oregon says will not defend state ban on gay marriage
(Reuters) – Oregon will not defend a ban on gay marriage in the state, which was sued by four same-sex couples who argue the prohibition violates equality guarantees enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, the state’s top law enforcement official said on T…
New York police surveillance of Muslims constitutional: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s secret police surveillance of mosques, Muslim businesses and a Muslim student group in New Jersey did not violate the U.S. Constitution, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.
